Worcester MA

A sobering trend emerges on the state’s roadways: pedestrian deaths are on the rise, even as the rest of the country experiences a welcome decline. Preliminary figures show that 2024 marked another deadly year for those traveling on foot in the Bay State, with fatalities surpassing the previous year’s toll and...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Twenty-two firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program Friday, as announced by State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. The graduates, who represent fire departments from across the state, completed hundreds of hours of...

A Massachusetts woman has no plans to stop playing after hitting a big lottery prize on a scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Corina Martin Koc of Ludlow is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Instant Millions” $20 instant ticket game.

A Rhode Island man who died while on the job this week is being remembered. According to the Providence Journal, 64-year-old Robert Leech of North Smithfield fell approximately 10 feet through a basement stairway opening at a job site on 1249 Sherman Farm Road in Burrillville on Thursday. He struck his head on the...

As winter nears, Massachusetts drivers should know the rules about studded snow tires and when to switch for safety and road protection.

BOSTON — Is this the year that Massachusetts joins Vermont in swinging the doors of its Juvenile Court to a slightly older population?. Advocates, including several members of the legal community, hope so. Sen. Brendan Crighton, D-Lynn, is the lead sponsor of S.1061, which would gradually raise the age...

For some reason, "dive" bars get a bad rap, and I don't know why, Massachusetts friends and neighbors. There's absolutely nothing wrong with dive bars, and, wouldn't you know it, when it comes to food, the Commonwealth has two of the best!. Maybe not so much now, but when I...

Massachusetts shelters are aiming to find homes for 100 dogs this weekend. The adoptathon waives fees for adult dogs, which include all dogs over the age of 1. Shelters across the state are grappling with high dog populations amid a slowdown in adoptions. “We had great momentum over the summer,...

Yoana Pleitez Romero should be looking forward to winter courses at Bunker Hill Community College. But instead, she has a long list of things to do. Take her three little sisters to school. Go to her full-time clinic receptionist job. Talk to a lawyer. Drive for Uber Eats. Pick up the kids. Figure out where her...

In a push to enhance outdoor recreation and connectivity across Massachusetts, the Healey-Driscoll administration has disbursed $7.5 million through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail initiatives statewide. This investment is set to create approximately 60 miles of new pathways, fostering safer access...